Keith Conforti
Photographer, Graphic Designer, & Instructor
From Cohasset, MA
Keith Conforti has lived in Cohasset since 1996. He is a long-time member of the South Shore Art Center and is a photography instructor offering classes there. Keith works professionally as a graphic designer and photographer. His visual style relies heavily on composition, honed by his years as a graphic designer, to create order out of nature’s chaos. His photos possess a silent dignity and structure that presents his subjects simply and honestly.
Today, Keith photographs all across the country. His primary interest is discovering abandoned and shuttered locations that have historic pasts with meaningful stories and captivating beauty (usually created by decades of neglect and decay). He has photographed prisons, theaters, shipyards, hospitals, schools, asylums, and mill complexes. Each place has a story to share about its past and how time, nature and neglect have conspired to transform it.
Dave sits down with South Shore photographer Keith Conforti. After buying a piece of Keith’s work from the South Shore Arts Festival in 2021.
“I never framed a metallic print. Finding a frame for Keith’s metallic print was a fun experience!” – Dave Petty
